regulating

reg·u·late  (rgy-lt)

tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates

1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2. To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.

3. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.

4. To put or maintain in order: regulate one's eating habits.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin rgulre, rgult-, from Latin rgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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regu·lative, regu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

regulating - the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" regulation control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" devaluation - an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries gun control - efforts to regulate or control sales of guns indexation - a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation timing - the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics) restriction, limitation - an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)